Sudden Cardiac Death

Question 1

higher risk of sudden cardiac death than death from pump failure,

Answer 1

New York Heart Association functional class II (symptoms with moderate exertion) and III (symptoms with mild exertion)

Question 2

pump failure than sudden cardiac death.

Answer 2

class IV patients (symptoms at rest)

Question 3

most common cardiovascular cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes,

Answer 3

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 4

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement is recommended

Answer 4

individuals with prior documented cardiac arrest;
ventricular fibrillation;
hemodynamically significant or nonsustained ventricular tachycardia;
a first-degree relative who has had sudden cardiac death;
one or more recent, unexplained episodes of syncope;
a maximum left ventricular wall thickness ≥30 mm;
or an abnormal blood pressure response to exercise in the presence of other sudden death risk factors or modifiers;
and in high-risk children with unexplained syncope, massive left ventricular hypertrophy, or family history of sudden cardiac death

Question 5

most frequent coronary artery anomaly associated with s den cardiac death

Answer 5

anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery syndrome